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MARK OF WILLIAM PLUMMER, LONDON, 1774
Details
A George III silver fish-slice
Mark of William Plummer, London, 1774
The shaped triangular blade with bright-cut border, pierced with palmettes and foliate scrolls, the part-wood baluster handle with part-spirally fluted stem and cast dolphin terminal, the reverse engraved with a crest with baron's coronet above, marked on rim
12 3/8in. (31.2cm.) long
gross 4oz. (137gr.)
The crest is that of Curzon, presumbably for Nathaniel, 1st Baron Curzon (1726-1804).
Mark of William Plummer, London, 1774
The shaped triangular blade with bright-cut border, pierced with palmettes and foliate scrolls, the part-wood baluster handle with part-spirally fluted stem and cast dolphin terminal, the reverse engraved with a crest with baron's coronet above, marked on rim
12 3/8in. (31.2cm.) long
gross 4oz. (137gr.)
The crest is that of Curzon, presumbably for Nathaniel, 1st Baron Curzon (1726-1804).
Provenance
Nathaniel, 1st Baron Curzon (1726-1804) and then by descent to
The Viscount Scarsdale and the Kedleston Trustees; Christie's London, 7 March 1990, lot 169.
The Viscount Scarsdale and the Kedleston Trustees; Christie's London, 7 March 1990, lot 169.
Special notice
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